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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
able
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
all
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
amiable
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
asleep
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
away
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
bad
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
beast
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From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
came
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
confiscated
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
dark
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
decided
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
deciding
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
destination
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
down
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
fearing
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
finding
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From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
forsaken
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
frame
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
get
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
go
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
hiding
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
hope
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From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
horse
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
hour
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
house
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
inmates
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
instead
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
investigate
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
just
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
leave
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
license
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
looking
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From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
miles
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
own
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From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
place
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
possible
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
quarter
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
reaching
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
realized
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From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
recovering
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
road
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
sat
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
secure
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
some
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From this reading I had some hope of finding my own poor beast, but it was not realized.
speed
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
started
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
stump
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every house I came to was dark and forsaken looking and all the inmates seemed to be away or asleep.
there
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
thirty
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
too
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
trim
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From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
unearth
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From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
very
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From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, I started on, determined to investigate every place along my road and get a horse if possible without leave or license, but fearing that all not already confiscated were in too secure hiding for me to unearth.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I was not in a very amiable frame of mind and passed a bad quarter of an hour while I sat down there on a stump, recovering myself and deciding what to do next.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I still had over thirty miles to go and instead of reaching my destination before morning, as I had just decided I would be able to do, I was left without a horse and in very poor trim to make good speed on foot.
